CN1152896A - Apparatus and method for fabricating a helicopter main rotor blade - Google Patents
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for fabricating a helicopter main rotor blade (100) include a compaction fixture (10) for assembling and compacting blade subassembly components and a sheath spreading/insertion apparatus (50) for spreading and inserting a leading-edge sheath (120) onto the blade subassembly during the compaction process. The compacti on fixture includes a lower assembly (12) having a contoured upper airfoil nest (14) mounted in combination with a support structure and an upper assembly (30) having a pressure bag (32) affixed in sealed combination to a contoured backplate affixed in combinatio n to a structural support truss (36). With the upper and lower assemblies in locked combinatio n, the pressure bag is pressurized to compact the assembled blade subassembly components. Th e sheath spreading/insertion apparatus (50) includes a movable stanchion (52), upper (60U) and lower (60L) elongate carriage members mounted in synchronized movable combination with the stanchion, and a row of suction cups (66) mounted in combination with each carriage member. A vacuum source (68) is pneumatically interconnected to the suction cups to generate suction forces to cause the leading-edge sheath to be spread apart. Movement of the movable stanchion causes the spread-apart leading-edge sheath to be inserted onto the blade subassembly during compaction thereof.
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Related application
The application is relevant with the common all careful and unsettled US Patent that are entitled as " a kind of EOP chalker (S-4887) ".
Technical field
The invention belongs to manufacturing equipment and method, more particularly, belong to equipment and the method that helicopter main rotor blade is used of making.
Background of invention
A kind of application and development trend of composite material in various structures and dynam purposes that enlarges is arranged in aerospace industry.A kind of special-purpose that composite material is used is to make the main rotor blades of autogyro.
Use composite material to make main rotor blades along with enlarging, autogyro industry is continuing searce way and is improving tool equipment and/or the method that the manufacturing main rotor blades is used, so that reduce the unit manufacturing cost relevant with main rotor blades.Usually, because the parts nonconformity that occurs in the main rotor blades manufacturing process or do over again, the manufacturing cost of each blade is higher than expected cost.Composite material is significantly impaired when causing the uneconomical or finished product of doing over again on cost to make parts to exceed the accepted tolerance of parts in manufacturing process, just occurs the parts nonconformity usually.Composite material is impaired and can be with relative cost benefit mode repair damage the time, just occur doing over again in manufacturing process.
Successfully parallel manufacturing technology report that the manufacturing helicopter main rotor blade is used is studied by Sikorsky aircraft portion, wherein make a blade subassembly and a leading edge foreskin simultaneously, then prefabricated blade subassembly and prefabricated leading edge foreskin are combined into integral body and form the main rotor blades that assembles as independent parts.The main rotor blades that curing subsequently assembles is to form the finished product main rotor blades.The employing of this engineering report needs a large amount of measures, because experience shows, stands in various degree wearing and tearing in the leading edge of autogyro operating period main rotor blades.Because this kind abrasive effect, the leading edge of helicopter main rotor blade are being not suitable for continuing use aspect the aeronautical dynamics on some point.It is believed that, be not to replace whole main rotor blades and replace the leading edge foreskin that can replace, effectively and economically the main rotor blades that degenerates of repair worn.
The prior art technology of making the blade subassembly relates to " wetting " method layup technology of use " clam shell " formula processing unit (plant) and composite material.Competitive market according to current it is believed that, it is unacceptable using the disqualification rate of the blade subassembly of clamshell style processing unit (plant) and the manufacturing of wet method layup technology.The reliability of clamshell style processing unit (plant) and accuracy rate depend on the suitable stationary of stability, all fasteners and the locations of settling the processing unit (plant) profile and pin joint and the changeability of the blade outer-mould-line pressure that adds.Clamshell style processing unit (plant) and wet method layup technology produce contraction and tolerance limit are degenerated, and this causes the parts nonconformity.The clamshell style configuration produces non-symmetrical distribution of pressure on the span of the blade subassembly that layup is made.
Relevant in this parallel manufacturing technology report is the foreskin expanding unit on the other hand, is used to make the leading edge foreskin to combine with blade subassembly integral body.This leading edge foreskin has prefabricated configuration, and this configuration does not allow foreskin directly to be inserted on the blade subassembly.On the contrary, the lagging dege of leading edge foreskin must be expanded out, and the leading edge foreskin can be inserted on the blade subassembly.The foreskin expanding unit of prior art comprises the stainless steel sheet metal fixture of the band angle of segmentation, and they are installed in along spanwise on the lagging dege of leading edge foreskin, contacts with interior molded line (IML) surface (make with composite material on these surfaces) of leading edge foreskin.The prior art anchor clamps have each section to utilize a side cam lever independent drive.The anchor clamps of prior art apply shear force to the interior molded line surface of leading edge foreskin in extending the antemarginal process of foreskin.The shear force that is produced by the prior art anchor clamps causes crackle and bed separation in being subjected to the composite material of its shear force, cause the parts nonconformity or do over again.Outside the above-mentioned shortcoming of prior art leading edge foreskin expanding unit, each section anchor clamps are order independent drive, and therefore extending whole leading edge foreskin comprises repeatedly repetitive operation.A kind of like this operation is not only required great effort time-consuming thereby expensive, and it also produces N/R stress in the lagging dege of leading edge foreskin.
A kind of equipment need be provided, and it can be expanded, and the leading edge foreskin does not crack in the composite material of leading edge foreskin it is inserted on the blade subassembly and/or layering is used.Preferably, this equipment should extend the required time of leading edge foreskin with minimizing extending the leading edge foreskin in the single job separately.The device that also needs to provide a kind of assembling and compacting blade subassembly to use, it can provide uniform distribution of pressure during compacting blade subassembly, this helps using the composite material of pre-preg, and the blade subassembly parts of settling in the assurance device chordwise and spanwise are aimed at suitably.Need to provide a kind of foreskin expanding unit and compaction apparatus simultaneously, they combine to simplify the leading edge foreskin that extends are inserted in process on the blade subassembly.
Summary of the invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of foreskin expansion/insertion device, this device can extend a leading edge foreskin and not crack and/or bed separation in its composite material.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of foreskin expansion/insertion device, and this device can extend a leading edge foreskin in the single job separately.
The 3rd purpose of the present invention provides a kind of compaction apparatus, is used for assembling and compacting blade subassembly parts, and this device can form uniform distribution of pressure during compacting blade subassembly.
The 4th purpose of the present invention provides a kind of compaction apparatus, and this device can guarantee the parts chordwise of the blade subassembly that assembles and aim at along spanwise in this compaction apparatus.
The 5th purpose of the present invention provides a kind of foreskin expansion/insertion device and a kind of compaction apparatus, and they combine and have greatly simplified the leading edge dough folding device that will extend and be inserted in process on the blade subassembly.
Above and other objects of the present invention reach by a kind of foreskin expansion/insertion device according to the present invention, and this device is used to expand a leading edge foreskin and the leading edge foreskin that extends is inserted and itself and blade subassembly are combined.This foreskin expansion/insertion device comprise transportable pillar, movably in conjunction be installed on this transportable pillar elongated bracket parts and movably in conjunction with being installed in elongated bottom bracket parts on this transportable pillar.A plurality of suction cup are in conjunction with being installed on each of slender bracket parts up and down.Being provided with one will be synchronized with the movement between disengaged position, engage position and operating position and pass to the up and down device of carriage member, the leading edge foreskin can be inserted in a plurality of installations in this disengaged position is combined in this and does not contact with them between the suction cup on the carriage up and down, these a plurality of suction cup engage corresponding outer-mould-line (OML) surface of leading edge foreskin to ground connection in this engage position, and the leading edge foreskin is expanded and comes to be inserted on the blade subassembly in this operating position.A mechanism is set to be used for producing suction force in a plurality of suction cup that are in engage position, make the corresponding outer-mould-line surface of suction cup sticking leading edge foreskin, make that subsequently the slender bracket parts are synchronized with the movement operating position and cause the leading edge foreskin to be expanded and come up and down.The mechanism that a mobile movably pillar is used is set, and the leading edge foreskin that is used for extending is inserted in the blade subassembly.
This foreskin expansion/insertion device comprises that also the leading edge foreskin that an indication extends has been inserted in the mechanism that uses on the blade subassembly fully.This transmission mechanism that is synchronized with the movement comprises that a plurality of installations are combined in elongated bracket parts and the cylinder on the removable pillar, a plurality of installation and are combined in elongated bottom bracket parts and the cylinder on the removable pillar and ventilation and are connected pressure source on a plurality of cylinders.Start pressure source supercharged air is offered a plurality of cylinders, thereby elongated carriage member produces between disengaged position, engage position and operating position and is synchronized with the movement about making, leading edge foreskin parts can be inserted in a plurality of installations in this disengaged position is combined between the slotting suction cup of elongated up and down carriage member and does not contact with them, a plurality of suction cup engage the corresponding outer-mould-line surface of leading edge foreskin to ground connection in this engage position, and the leading edge foreskin is expanded and comes to be inserted on the blade subassembly in this operating position.For described embodiment, 90 suction cup are installed and are combined on the slender bracket parts and 90 suction cup installations are combined in down on the slender bracket parts.
In order to expand and to plug the leading edge foreskin it is combined with the blade subassembly, the leading edge foreskin is installed in arranges up and down between the suction cup, make and arrange suction cup up and down and move to engage position synchronously, these a plurality of suction cup engage the corresponding outer-mould-line surface of leading edge foreskin to ground connection in this engage position, produce suction force in the suction cup arranging up and down, make the corresponding outer-mould-line surface of suction cup sticking leading edge foreskin, make and arrange suction cup up and down and be synchronized with the movement operating position and leading edge foreskin expansion is come, and the leading edge foreskin that extends is inserted on the blade subassembly.
The invention provides the compaction apparatus that a kind of assembling and compacting blade subassembly are used, this blade subassembly comprises composite material skin, honeycomb center and spar assembly (spar has at least one bonding weight equalizer thereon) up and down.This compaction apparatus comprises a following assembly, and this time assembly comprises that a supporting structure and installation are combined in aerofoil profile nest in the profiling on this supporting structure.In this profiling the aerofoil profile nest have the outer-mould-line surface of the airfoil surface of composite material skin in the qualification, a plurality of tooling pin that is used for locating the last composite material skin that is in aerofoil profile nest on this imitative type and honeycomb center combiner and a plurality of be used to make the spar assembly on this is imitated in the aerofoil profile nest chordwise aims at the thrust pin of locating.One respectively in this profiling the medial extremity of aerofoil profile nest and external side end place the spar pillar of combination is installed, be used for making spar assembly aerofoil profile nest in this profiling to aim at the location along spanwise.This compaction apparatus comprises that is also gone up an assembly, should go up assembly and comprise a structure support frame, profiling backboard and and this profiling backboard tight connection fixed pressure bag that is fixed on this structure support frame, this pressure bag has the size along spanwise and chordwise corresponding to the blade subassembly.The device that provides a locking knot to close assembly to use makes and can carry out compacting to the blade subassembly that assembles in the following assembly.A device that supercharging is used to pressure bag is provided, is placed in the blade subassembly in the assembly up and down of locking with compacting.This compaction apparatus can also comprise a caul, between the assembly, is used for forming uniform distribution of pressure on the blade subassembly of settling during the compacting blade subassembly about this wrapper plate is placed in.
In order to assemble and compacting blade subassembly, provide the composite material of describing in a kind of earlier paragraphs compaction apparatus.Last composite material skin and honeycomb center are in conjunction with being placed in the profiling in the aerofoil profile nest.Spar assembly chordwise and spanwise are placed in the profiling in the aerofoil profile nest with aiming at, and time composite material skin is positioned to spar assembly and honeycomb center and combines.Assembly locking knot is up and down merged the blade subassembly that the pressure bag supercharging is assembled with compacting.
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Ginseng is read following detailed description and can be understood the present invention and characteristics of following and advantage more completely in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawing:
Figure 1A is the top plan view of the exemplary main rotor blades of H-60 type autogyro;
Figure 1B is the section drawing of the main rotor blades of Figure 1A along its 1B-1B line intercepting;
Fig. 1 C is the part enlarged perspective of illustrative leading edge foreskin among Figure 1B;
Fig. 1 D is the part enlarged perspective of the weight equalizer of exemplary main rotor blades among Figure 1A;
Fig. 2 is the transparent view according to compaction apparatus of the present invention and foreskin expansion/insertion device;
Fig. 3 is the partial plan of Fig. 2 device;
Fig. 3 A is the part transparent view of the foreskin expansion/insertion device of Fig. 3;
Fig. 4 A is the diagram of circuit of illustration according to assembling of the present invention and compacting process;
Fig. 4 B is the diagram of circuit of illustration according to foreskin expansion of the present invention and foreskin insertion.
Implement best mode of the present invention
Equipment that is described in more detail below and method comprise the part by the manufacturing technology report of the main rotor blades of the H-60 type autogyro of the Sikorsky aircraft portion manufacturing of United Technologies Corp. (UnitedTechnologies Corporation).Especially, equipment described herein and method are used in particular for making the improved main rotor blades of H-60 type by the development of Sikorskv aircraft portion.But, be appreciated that equipment described herein and method can be used to make general main rotor blades.
Improved main rotor blades of H-60 type of illustration exemplarily among Figure 1A-1D, it comprises leading edge 102 and trailing edge 104 and medial extremity 106 and the outside (wing tip) end 108 (dihedral wing tips of main rotor blades 100, it is the blade Outboard Sections of dotted line 109 among Figure 1A, it as the plug-in package of main rotor blades 100 and independent the manufacturing), leading edge 102 and trailing edge 104 are united the wing chord that limits rotor blade 100, and medial extremity 106 and external side end 108 are united the span that limits rotor blade 100.Main rotor blades 100 comprises composite material skin 110,112 (they form the aerodynamic surface up and down of blade 100 respectively), honeycomb center 114, spar 116, one or more weight equalizer 118 and a leading edge foreskin 120 up and down.Adjustable tab 130 (having two for illustrated embodiment) stretches out backward from trailing edge 104.Composite material skin 110,112, honeycomb center 114, spar 116 and weight equalizer 118 are united beam leaf subassembly 132 of formation up and down.
Composite material skin the 110, the 112nd, pre-erection is made with the composite material of known which floor pre-preg of this person skilled in the art, for example described embodiment is adopted the weaving glass fiber material that is embedded in the suitable resin matrix.Last composite material skin 110 has a plurality of knock holees 134 (seeing Figure 1A) that pass wherein, is convenient to location wing beam assembly 116/118 in compaction apparatus, and this will be described in further detail below.After main rotor blades 100 assembles, mend flat knock hole 134 with composite material, make composite material skin 110 have surface smooth on the aeronautical dynamics.Normally used material manufacture in the honeycomb center 114 usefulness aerospace purposes, for example described embodiment is adopted NOMEX (NOMEX is the registered trade mark (RTM) of the E.I.du Pont de Nemours company of Wilmington City, Delaware, USA State to aromatics polyamides fiber or fabric), its effect is the parts that strengthen as the little structure of a kind of weight between the composite material skin 110,112 up and down.
Spar 116 is pre-constructed units, and its effect is the main components as main rotor blades 100, at reversing of producing in rotor blade 100 of autogyro operating period opposing, crooked, shearing and centrifugal dynamic load.The spar 116 of described embodiment is a kind of at common all careful and unsettled US Patent serial number (SN)s 07/995, openly apply for a patent the composite material spar of the sort of type of power in 219, this patent is at submit applications on December 22nd, 1992, and title is " the fiber reinforced composite spar of rotor blade aircraft ".Composite material spar 116 comprises the top and bottom sidewall of the airfoil surface up and down that corresponds respectively to main rotor blades 100 and corresponds respectively to the front and back taper cover plate of leading edge and trailing edge.Top and bottom sidewall comprises a plurality of pre-overlapping layerss, and each pre-overlapping layers comprises that the composite material of pre-preg is the single-piece layer and the cross-level of resin embedding lamination coating in basic.It is equal and be staggered to have the single-piece layer width of vertical (axially) fiber, for chamfered edge provides top and bottom sidewall.Have ± cross-level of 40 ° of orientation fibers has different in width, and their form around the staggered butt joint of front and back taper cover plate periphery and engage.Though the described embodiment of main rotor blades 100 comprises composite material spar 116, the skilled person of this technology will be understood that equipment of the present invention and method also can be used for making the main rotor blades that spar is hardware (as the titanium spar).
One or more weight equalizers 118 (illustrating in greater detail one of them in Fig. 1 D) are used to still or balance main rotor blades 100 dynamically.For described embodiment, 108 use respectively from density is less along spanwise and to make weight equalizer 118 to the bigger material of density (as foamed plastic, tungsten and lead) from medial extremity 106 to external side end, to provide still and the required weight distribution of balance main rotor blades 100 usefulness dynamically.Weight equalizer 118 is made into to comprise load contact 136, and the latter provides the physical engagement between interior molded line (IML) surface of weight equalizer 118 and leading edge foreskin 120.Weight equalizer 118 is bonded on the spar 116 and forms spar assembly 116/118, and wherein bonded weight equalizer 118 is on the midway location between the leading edge of leading edge foreskin 120 and spar 116.
Illustrative in more detail leading edge foreskin 120 is prefabricated hydrid components made from composite material and high-abrasive material in Fig. 1 C.Foreskin 120 has the shape of the V-arrangement basically of the leading edge 102 that limits main rotor blades 100.Foreskin 120 comprises that 122, one first on one or more layers of the interior molded line (IML) that limits leading edge crust 120 are wear-resisting and is with 124 and one second wear-resistingly to be with 126, the composite material of layer 122 usefulness pre-preg is made, and for example adopts weaving glass fiber material embedding in the appropriate resin matrix for described embodiment.For the described embodiment of leading edge foreskin 120, first wear-resistingly is with 124 usefulness titaniums to make and the second wear-resisting 126 usefulness nickel of being with are made.As shown in Fig. 1 C, the tip end of leading edge foreskin 120 (being external side end) 108 has the nickel strap 126 that is combined on the titanium band 124.The titanium band 124 of superimposed nickel strap 126 is bonded on the composite layer 122 of pre-preg and forms leading edge foreskin 120.The exposure section 128 of the composite layer 122 of pre-preg helps leading edge foreskin 120 bonding with combining of blade subassembly 132.Expose section 128 and comprise fine limit work edge 128A (having described the method and apparatus that forms the fine limit work edge 128A of leading edge foreskin 120 in the common all careful and unsettled U.S. Patent applications that are entitled as " a kind of EOP chalker (S-4887) "), this fine limit work edge 128A is made into the suitable entire combination that forms blade subassembly 132 and leading edge foreskin 120.Leading edge foreskin 120 can be dismantled, so that replace it.Leading edge foreskin 120 (particularly superimposed titanium band 124 and nickel strap 126) provides wear-resistant protection for the leading edge 102 of main rotor blades 100.Leading edge foreskin 120 provides the control of the aerofoil profile tolerance limit of main rotor blades 100 simultaneously.
With reference to Fig. 2-3,3A, equipment according to the present invention comprises a compaction apparatus 10 and foreskin expansion/insertion device 50.Compaction apparatus 10 comprises down assembly 12 and last assembly 30, and they make up securely and form compaction apparatus 10, and this device can be operated and blade subassembly 132 that compacting has been assembled.Following assembly 12 comprises aerofoil profile nest 14 in the profiling that is installed on the supporting structure 16.Aerofoil profile nest 14 has an outer-mould-line (OML) surface 18 in this profiling, and the last airfoil surface that the latter forms rotor blade 100 is promptly gone up the outer-mould-line (outermold line) of composite material skin 110.
A plurality of tooling pins 20 (is 5 to described embodiment) secure bond is on the outer-mould-line surface 18 of aerofoil profile nest 14 in the profiling.Tooling pin 20 is as telltale mark, is used for last composite material skin 110 location are aimed at being combined in aerofoil profile nest 14 in the profiling.A plurality of thrust pins 22 (is 3 to described embodiment) also secure bond on the outer-mould-line surface 18 of aerofoil profile nest 14 in the profiling.The last composite material skin 110 of aerofoil profile nest 14, honeycomb center 114 combiners combined and aim at along wing chord on thrust pin 22 was used for making spar assembly 116/118 and being placed in profiling.The size of thrust pin 22 can make pin 22 insert by the knock hole 134 that forms in the last composite material skin 110.
Last assembly 30 comprises that the size of a pressure bladder or 32, profiling backboards 34 of bag and structure support frame 36, pressure bag 32 equals blade subassembly 132 along the span with along the size of wing chord.For the described embodiment of improved main rotor blades 100, the size chordwise of pressure bag 32 is about 24 feet for about 3 feet along spanwise.Pressure bag 32 is fixed on the profiling backboard 32 hermetically, and is subjected to supercharging during compacting process, to increase the required pressure of compacting blade subassembly 132.Aerofoil profile table two promptly descended the outer-mould-line of composite skin 112 under profiling backboard 34 limited, and as the antagonistic force of during compacting process, revolting the back pressure that increases in the pressure bag 32.
Because the cumulative volume of pressure bag 32, in its compacting process, be increased to during the supercharging big pressure (altogether about 52,000 pounds in about 103,000 pounds scope).Structure support frame 36 is used for the big pressure of this kind of balance, is damaging assembly 30 during the compacting operation so that prevent.Every end of bearing support 36 comprises the locking piece 38 of a pair of complementation.When combining when last assembly 30 declines (for example utilizing crane) and with following assembly 12, this complementary locking piece 38 and locking piece 26 mutual actions make temporarily combination locking of assembly 30,12 up and down (for example by the pin connection), to realize compacting process.Pressure source 40 pneumatically is connected on the pressure bag 32, is used for providing pressurization gas during compacting process so that pressure bag 32 superchargings.
As investigate Fig. 2-3 o'clock obvious appreciiable, foreskin expansion/insertion device 50 accurately is placed near the following assembly 12 of compaction apparatus 10.Because there are interactional functional relationship in compaction apparatus 10 and foreskin expansion/insertion device 50 during main rotor blades 100 is made.During the compacting process that is undertaken by compaction apparatus 10, foreskin expansion/insertion device 50 is operated, thereby 120 insertions of prefabricated leading edge foreskin are combined on the blade subassembly 132 that is placed in the compaction apparatus 10.Foreskin expansion/insertion device 50 comprises an elongated stanchions 52, and its length is corresponding to the span of the leading edge foreskin 120 that is movably supported by rolling member 54.Rolling member 54 and track 56 mutual actions of secure bond on elongated supporting station 58 can move pillar 52 with respect to compaction apparatus 10.Supporting station 58 is accurately to settle with respect to following assembly 12, is combined in the blade subassembly 132 so that leading edge foreskin 120 is inserted.
Foreskin expansion/insertion device 50 also comprises slender bracket parts 60U, 60L up and down, and they can be installed versatilely and be combined on the elongated stanchions 52.A plurality of cylinder 62U, 62L operably are connected corresponding carriage member 60U, 60L on the pillar 52.It is last and can operate that pressure source 64 pneumatically is connected cylinder 62U, 62L, so that provide supercharged air to cylinder, is used to make carriage member 60U, 60L to be synchronized with the movement between disengaged position, engage position and operating position with respect to pillar 52.Though the embodiment of compaction apparatus 10 described herein and foreskin expansion/insertion device 50 uses pressure source 40,64 separately, but being appreciated that according to compaction apparatus 10 of the present invention and foreskin expansion/insertion device 50 to use a common pressure source to replace the pressure source that separates 40,64 described herein.
The length of span direction of a plurality of suction cup 66U, 66L carriage member combines promptly with corresponding carriage member 60U, 60L with aiming at and is in line.For described embodiment, on corresponding carriage member 60U, 60L, install and combine 180 suction cup 66U, 66L (90 suction cup on each carriage member).Each independent suction cup 66U, 66L have bellows configuration (being convenient to the corresponding outer-mould-line face joint of suction cup and leading edge foreskin 120), and its external diameter is about 2.5 inches.Each suction cup 66U, 66L can add about 100 to about 175 pounds suction force.In enforcement of the present invention, can use the suction cup of the sort of type that the PIAB AB company of Sweden Akersberga makes. Single suction cup 66U, 66L fluid are connected communicatively to it and provide on the vacuum source 68 of swabbing pressure.Under the effect of the vacuum source 68 that starts, the corresponding outer-mould-line surface of the operation joint of suction cup 66U, 66L and sticking leading edge foreskin 120.Corresponding subsequently carriage member 60U, 60L are separated from each other to the expansion that being synchronized with the movement of operating position caused foreskin 120, help foreskin to be inserted and combine with blade subassembly 132.
Most advanced and sophisticated steady arm 70 combinations are fixed on the end of elongated stanchions 52, and a plurality of leading edge retainer 72 is along the length secure bond (especially referring to Fig. 3 A) on pillar 52 of pillar 52.Most advanced and sophisticated steady arm 70 is used to provide leading edge foreskin 120 aiming at along spanwise between suction cup 66U, the 66L up and down, describes suitably and combines with paddle components 132 to guarantee foreskin.Leading edge retainer 70 be used to guarantee leading edge foreskin 120 suitably sleeve between up and down suction cup 66U, 66L, make suction cup 66U, 66L to engage and the outer-mould-line surface of sticking leading edge foreskin 120.
Device 74 is used for moving elongated stanchions 52 along track 56, so that leading edge foreskin 120 is inserted on the blade subassembly 132, in case and be used for making pillar 52 move away compaction apparatus 10 after leading edge foreskin 120 is inserted on the blade subassembly 132.For described embodiment, device 74 comprises one or more lifting screw.The radius stay 76 of one or more complementations is installed on the pillar 52, they pillar 52 during compaction apparatus 10 moves with corresponding hard retainer 28 mutual actions of supporting structure 16.For described embodiment, the mutual action between radius stay 76 and the hard retainer 28 makes radius stay 76 produce displacement.Pillar 52 moves the corresponding displacement that causes radius stay 76 towards the continuation of compaction apparatus 10, up to a red tape can seeing on it, indicates leading edge foreskin 120 to be inserted on the blade subassembly 132 to the operator of foreskin expansion/insertion device 50.The skilled person of this technology will be understood that, can adopt other device to indicate because leading edge foreskin 120 has been inserted on the blade subassembly 132 suitably and should stop to move of pillar 52.For example, radius stay 76 and corresponding hard retainer 28 can be made on function and locate like this, make the contact between them stop the operation of mobile device 74 automatically, thereby make pillar 52 stop to move.
Step according to assembling of the present invention and compacting process 200 is illustrated schematically in Fig. 4 A.According to the purpose of assembling of the present invention and compacting process is that parts with above-mentioned main rotor blades 100 are assembled into the curing configuration.The curing configuration of main rotor blades 100 is inserted into a compression solidification chamber (not shown), so that finally be solidified to form the finished product main rotor blades assembly 100 of exemplary illustration among Figure 1A.The initial step 202 of the assembling and the described embodiment of compact technique process provides composite material skin 110 and honeycomb center 114 as prefabricated combiner 110/114.This step accomplishes by then it being installed in composite material skin at spreading suitable adhesive film on the honeycomb center 114, solidifies combiner 110/114 then.In step 202, prefabricated combiner 110/114 is positioned in the profiling in the aerofoil profile nest 14, and method is that the trailing edge 104 of composite material skin 110 is inserted on the thrust pin 22 with the knock hole 134 that composite material skin 110 was aimed at and will be gone up to tooling pin 20.Though composite material skin 110 and honeycomb center 114 are provided can be simplified according to assembling of the present invention and compacting process as prefabricated combiner 110/114, but the skilled person of this technology will be understood that, can take another kind of method, exactly in the sequential steps that separates, make composite material skin 110 and honeycomb center 114 individually with profiling on aerofoil profile nest 14 combine arrangement.
Before settling spar assembly 116/118, in step 204, apply the suitable adhesive film then.Binder film can directly be coated on the spar assembly 116/118, and another kind of way is directly to be coated on the last composite material skin 110 of arrangement.Composite material skin, 110/114 combination of honeycomb center assembly set in step 206, settling spar assembly 116/118 and settle then.By making 116/118 butt joint of spar assembly, obtain suitable the aiming at of spar assembly 116/118 along wing chord near the thrust pin 22 that protrudes by last composite material skin 102.By guaranteeing the end butt joint spar pillar 24 of spar assembly 116/118, obtain suitable the aiming at of spar assembly 116/118 along spanwise.In step 208, suitable bonding is coated on the exposed surface of honeycomb center 114 and spar assembly 116/118, in step 210, will descends composite material skin 112 to be placed on the honeycomb center 114 and spar assembly 116/118 of adhesive coating then.The combiner that assembles of last composite material skin 110 and honeycomb center 114 combiners, spar assembly 116/118 and following composite material skin 112 is formed on blade subassembly 132 parts that assemble in the following assembly 12 of compaction apparatus 10.
On descending assembly 30 and with it and play assembly 12 lock combine before, be preferably in the step 212 caul 42 of insertion between spar subassembly 132 and last assembly 30.The a plurality of composite layers of these caul 42 usefulness are made, and for example are the glass layer of 5 to 9 pre-preg to described embodiment.The shape of this caul 42 is made the shape of the following composite material skin 112 that meets blade subassembly 132, is used for forming balanced distribution of pressure above the parts at these during compacting blade subassembly 132 parts.In optional step 212, insert after the caul 42, assembly 30 is descended, and in step 214, utilize pin attaching parts between the corresponding locking piece 26,38 will go up assembly 30 to lock with following assembly 12 and combine.Before the assembly 12,30, the medial extremity 106 and external side end 108 places that are preferably in blade subassembly 32 insert the backing block (not shown) under locking knot is closed.These backing blocks are used for preventing that blade tip and root from producing during compacting blade subassembly 132.
Along with last assembly 30 combines with the locking of following assembly 12, the leading edge section of the blade subassembly 132 that assembles (seeing label 138 among Fig. 3) outwards protrudes from compaction apparatus 10, also promptly is not subjected to the sealing of compaction apparatus 10.In step 216, start pressure source 40 so that give pressure bag 32 superchargings, the blade subassembly 132 that it is exerted pressure and assemble with compacting by caul 42 (as not using wrapper plate 42 just directly).For described embodiment, pressure bag 32 is pressurized to and makes the blade subassembly 132 that assembles is applied the pressure of about 5psi to the 10psi scope.The blade subassembly 132 that assembles in step 218 is accepted compaction pressure in the predetermined compacting time.For the described embodiment of main rotor blades 100, the compacting time of described assembling and compacting process is between about 10 minutes to about 15 minutes.
In the compacting time, utilize expanding leading edge foreskin 120 and it is inserted on the leading edge section 138 of exposure of the blade subassembly 132 that assembles shown in Fig. 4 B according to foreskin of the present invention expansion and insertion process 300.Before inserting leading edge foreskin 120, in step P1, suitable bonding is coated on the leading edge section 138 of exposure (or adhesives can be coated on the interior molded line surface of composite layer 122 of pre-preg of leading edge foreskin 120).
Because carriage member 60U, 60L are in a disengaged position up and down, in step 302, leading edge foreskin 120 is inserted in up and down between suction cup 66U, the 66L.The disengaged position of carriage member 60U, 60L is convenient to make this kind insertion can not produce any object contact between leading edge foreskin 120 and suction cup 66U, 66L.Foreskin 120 engages the suitable insertion that guarantees leading edge foreskin 120 facing to the butt joint of point steady arm 70 and leading edge retainer 72.Start pressure source 64 in step 304, make carriage member 60U, the 60L engage position that can be synchronized with the movement, suction cup 66U, 66L engage leading edge foreskin 120 to ground connection in this position.
In step 306, start vacuum source 68 then, make suction cup 66U, 66L apply suction force facing to the corresponding outer-mould-line surface of leading edge foreskin 120.The suction force intensity that is applied by suction cup 66U, 66L is enough big, makes leading edge foreskin 120 remain on and is subjected in the bonding state of suction cup 66U, 66L joint.Start pressure source 64, carriage member 60U, 60L can be synchronized with the movement and get back to operating position towards the release position.Because suction cup 66U, 66L apply suction force to keep leading edge foreskin 120, operating position comes exposure section 128 expansions of foreskin 120 so carriage member 60U, 60L are synchronized with the movement.For described embodiment, two fine limit work edge 128A (seeing Fig. 1 C) of the exposure section 128 of foreskin 120 separate normally and separate about 1.5 inches in the state usually.Because the effect of foreskin expansion/insertion device 50, as carriage member 60U, when 60L moves to operating position, the spacing distance that two fine limit work edge 128A of the exposure section 128 of foreskin 120 are extended between opposed two sections 128 is about 2.5 to 3 inches state that extends.The shape that extends of leading edge foreskin 120 is convenient to be inserted on the exposure section 138 of blade subassembly 132.
In order to insert the leading edge foreskin 120 that extends, in step 310, start pillar mobile device 74 to move pillar 52 towards compaction apparatus 10.The suitable insertion of leading edge foreskin 120 is by the visible red tape indication of radius stay 76.Be inserted in fully along with leading edge foreskin 120 on the exposure section 138 of blade subassembly 132,136 pairs of ground connection of the load contact of weight equalizer 118 engage the interior molded line of leading edge foreskin 120, the exposure section 128 of the composite layer 122 of pre-preg be placed in composite material skin 110,112 up and down below, and the edge butt joint of composite material skin 110,112 ground engages the respective edges of titanium band 124 up and down.
In case leading edge foreskin 120 is inserted on the exposure section 138 of blade subassembly 132 fully, just in step 312, starts pressure source 64 and make up and down that carriage member 60U, 60L move to engage position synchronously.This kind is synchronized with the movement and makes the leading edge foreskin 120 that extends return its normal extended mode, just turns back to about 1.5 inches from about 2.5 to 3 inches state of extending for described embodiment.In normal extended mode, 120 pairs of blade subassemblies 132 of leading edge foreskin apply compaction force, to help the bonding of leading edge foreskin 120 and blade subassembly 132.In step 314, close vacuum source 68, thus the suction force that suction cup 66U, 66L apply leading edge foreskin 120 about stopping going up.Starting pressure source in step 316 makes being synchronized with the movement of carriage member 60U, 60L turn back to disengaged position.At last, turn back to reference position at step 318 B-C post 52, if desired can repetitive extension and insertion process in this position.
In case the compacting time goes over, in step 222, just throw off locking piece 26,38, and use crane to remove assembly 30 from following assembly 12.The main rotor blades 100 that 14 dismountings of aerofoil profile nest assemble from the profiling then.In the cure under pressure chamber, solidify the main rotor blades 100 that assembles subsequently, thereby make finished product main rotor blades assembly 100.
Can make many modifications and variations to the said equipment and the method for making main rotor blades according to the above description.Therefore be appreciated that in the appended claims scope, can above specifically described mode and otherwise implement the present invention.
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1. foreskin expansion/insertion device is used to expand the leading edge foreskin and inserts the leading edge foreskin that extends to combine with the blade subassembly, comprising:
Transportable pillar;
Elongated bracket parts are movably in conjunction with being installed on the described transportable pillar;
A plurality of suction cup are in conjunction with being installed on the described elongated bracket parts;
Elongated bottom bracket parts are movably in conjunction with being installed on the described transportable pillar;
A plurality of suction cup are in conjunction with being installed on the described elongated bottom bracket parts;
Between disengaged position, engage position and operating position, will be synchronized with the movement and pass to the device that described elongated carriage member is up and down used, leading edge foreskin parts can be inserted in a plurality of installations in this disengaged position is combined between the suction cup in the described elongated up and down carriage member and does not contact with them, in a plurality of suction cup described in this engage position ground connection is engaged the corresponding outer-mould-line surface of leading edge foreskin, and the leading edge foreskin is expanded and comes to be inserted on the blade subassembly in this operating position;
In being in described a plurality of suction cup of engage position, produce the mechanism that suction force is used, this suction force makes the corresponding outer-mould-line surface of described suction cup sticking leading edge foreskin, makes described subsequently elongated carriage member up and down be synchronized with the movement operating position and cause the leading edge foreskin to be expanded and come; And
Move the mechanism that described movably pillar is used, the leading edge foreskin that is used for extending is inserted in the blade subassembly.
2. foreskin expansion/insertion device as claimed in claim 1 comprises that also the leading edge foreskin that indication extends has been inserted in the mechanism that uses on the blade subassembly fully.
3. foreskin expansion/insertion device as claimed in claim 1, the wherein said transfer device that is synchronized with the movement comprises:
A plurality of cylinders, installation is combined on described elongated bracket parts and the described movably pillar;
A plurality of cylinders, installation is combined on described elongated bottom bracket parts and the described movably pillar; And
Pressure source, fluid are connected on described a plurality of cylinder communicatively;
Start described pressure source supercharged air is offered described a plurality of cylinder, thereby make described elongated up and down carriage member at described disengaged position, produce between described engage position and the described operating position and be synchronized with the movement, leading edge foreskin parts can be inserted in a plurality of installations in this disengaged position is combined between the suction cup of described elongated up and down carriage member and does not contact with them, in a plurality of suction cup described in this engage position ground connection is engaged the corresponding outer-mould-line surface of leading edge foreskin, and the leading edge foreskin is expanded and comes to be inserted on the blade subassembly in this operating position.
4. foreskin expansion/insertion device as claimed in claim 1, the suction cup that wherein said a plurality of installation is combined on the described elongated upper bracket member comprises 90 suction cup, and the suction cup that wherein said a plurality of installation is combined on the described elongated lower bracket member comprises 90 suction cup.
5. expand the leading edge foreskin and it is inserted in the method for using on the blade subassembly for one kind, comprise the following steps:
The leading edge foreskin is installed in arranges up and down between the suction cup;
To be synchronized with the movement to pass to and arrange suction cup up and down and make it arrive engage position, suction cup engages the corresponding outer-mould-line surface of leading edge foreskin to ground connection in this position;
Produce suction force in the suction cup arranging up and down, make the corresponding outer-mould-line surface of suction cup sticking leading edge foreskin;
To be synchronized with the movement to pass to and arrange suction cup up and down and make it that leading edge foreskin expansion is come; And
The leading edge foreskin that extends is inserted on the blade subassembly.
6. the compaction apparatus used of assembling and compacting blade subassembly, this blade subassembly comprise composite material skin, composite material skin, honeycomb center and spar assembly down, and this compaction apparatus comprises:
Following assembly, this time assembly comprises:
Supporting structure,
Installation is combined in aerofoil profile nest in the profiling on the described supporting structure, in the described profiling aerofoil profile nest have the airfoil surface of composite material skin in the qualification the outer-mould-line surface, a plurality of be used to locate composite material skin make its with described profiling on the aerofoil profile nest aim at the tooling pin that combines, and a plurality of be used to make the spar assembly in described profiling in the aerofoil profile nest chordwise aim at the thrust pin of location, and
At the medial extremity and the external side end place of aerofoil profile nest in the described profiling spar pillar that is combined on the described supporting structure is installed respectively, is used for making spar assembly aerofoil profile nest in described profiling to aim at the location along spanwise;
Last assembly, assembly comprises on this:
The structure support frame,
Be fixed on the profiling backboard on the described structure support frame, and
With described profiling backboard tight connection fixed pressure bag, described pressure bag has the size along spanwise and chordwise corresponding to the blade subassembly;
Be used to make the described device that assembly combines with described assembly locking down of going up, wherein can carry out compacting the blade subassembly that assembles in the described assembly down; And
The device of under the situation of described up and down assembly locking combination, described pressure bag supercharging being used, the blade subassembly that in described assembly down, assembles with compacting.
7. compaction apparatus as claimed in claim 6 also comprises a caul, and the locking of this wrapper plate is placed in described up and down between the assembly in combination, is used for forming uniform distribution of pressure in the above during compacting blade subassembly.
8. the method used of assembling and compacting blade subassembly, this blade subassembly comprise composite material skin, composite material skin, honeycomb center and spar assembly down, and this method comprises the following steps:
A composite device that comprises following assembly and last assembly is provided, this time assembly has aerofoil profile nest in the profiling that is installed on the supporting structure, should go up assembly a structure support frame was arranged, a profiling backboard is fixed on this structure support frame, and a pressure bag and this profiling backboard tight connection are fixed;
Composite material skin and honeycomb center combine with aerofoil profile nest in the profiling in the arrangement;
Chordwise and aim at ground along spanwise and settle the spar assembly in the aerofoil profile nest in profiling;
Settle described composite skin down that it is combined with spar assembly and honeycomb center;
To go up assembly and following assembly locking combination; And
With the pressure bag supercharging with compacting blade subassembly.
9. the described method of claim 8 also is included in described lock step is inserted a caul before between last assembly and following assembly step.
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